Modern Talking was a German pop music duo consisting of composer/producer/b… Read Full Bio ↴Modern Talking was a German pop music duo consisting of composer/producer/background singer Dieter Bohlen and singer Thomas Anders founded in Berlin, West Germany in late 1983. It was the single most successful pop group in Germany (by sales).

First formed at the end of 1984 (Anders was 21), they unexpectedly became immensely popular with their standalone disco hit "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", which was then followed by "You Can Win If You Want" and "Cheri, Cheri Lady". They released two albums a year from 1985 to 1987 while also promoting their singles on television all over Europe. After splitting up in 1987, the duo reunited in 1998, at first only testing the waters with new versions of hit singles and again reaching the top of the charts unexpectedly. Bohlen and Anders split again in 2003 due to irreconcilable disagreements (they had never been friends in the first place). Thomas Anders started another solo career immediately, while Bohlen had by now begun devoting most of his time to new talents, especially those he discovered on the German edition of the TV show Pop Idol/American Idol.

Global sales of Modern Talking records were 120 million units, according to BMG in June 2003, and they have become the biggest-selling German music act in history, so far outselling even Frank Farian's projects Boney M and Milli Vanilli, Michael Cretu's Enigma, Sandra, the Scorpions, Snap! and Rammstein.

Modern Talking were successful in Europe, Asia, South America and some African countries. In the United Kingdom they reached the top ten only once with the song "Brother Louie" (in 1986, #4 UK). They did not feel very good about promoting their singles there due to being marketed in England as a gay group like Erasure and Culture Club. Indeed, in the UK "Brother Louie" is regarded by those who remember it as nothing more than a novelty record by a one-hit wonder.

They were almost unknown in North America by mainstream standards, never appearing in the charts there, and due to lack of backing from a record company and lack of time did not go there to promote their music. Composer Dieter Bohlen employed mood-evoking lyrics and intellectually-designed, synthesizer-based music which was out of vogue in the U.S. before Modern Talking even formed.
In 2006 Bohlen included a secret message in his song "Bizarre Bizarre" which was played backwards: "There will never be an end to Modern Talking". However, Bohlen said "he meant to say that the music of Modern Talking will live forever" [4]. Anders has kept the Modern Talking songs in his repertoire and produced songs in a similar vein for his solo records ("Independent Girl"). In 2006 he produced an album of Swing and Jazz versions of popular songs (including Modern Talking's first hit). Bohlen has written two autobiographical books, one of which also detailed Modern Talking's history from his perspective, and sold a million copies in Germany. The sequel was heavily criticised for his unfairness towards the people he worked with. As a result of that, he withdrew from the public for a year until 2006, when he said he regretted putting out the second book. Anders had not been the only one pressing charges against Bohlen and demanding that sections of the book be modified.

Do You Wanna
Modern Talking Lyrics

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I hear your heartbeat, heartbeat, heartbeat
Playing with my mind
Oh, I need you wrapped around me
Just like I be on a veil
But now I'm only lonely, lonely
Holding on to you
Oh, I need you back here with me yeah
I think you want it too

Now I feed you with a new emotion
Heal you when you cry
I'll be your loving doctor of the night

Do you want to take me tonight
Do you want to make me at night
Do you want to, if you want to, take what you need

Do you want to make it alright
Do you want to heaven is tonight
Oh baby, do you want to, if you want to, take what you need

I hear your heartbeat, heartbeat, heartbeat
Begging for more
Oh, I need to hear that question
Like a dancer needs the floor
And now you're only, only, only
Holding on to me
Oh, now tell me that you're coming back
One word is all I need
Now I feed you with a new emotion

Heal you when you cry
I'll be your loving doctor of the night

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Do You Wanna" by Modern Talking talk about a person who is longing for their lover who is not with them at the moment. They express how they hear their lover's heartbeat playing with their mind and how they need them wrapped around them. However, they are now only lonely, holding on to the memories of their love. The person pleads for their lover to come back to them, saying that the lover also wants it too.

The chorus of the song takes a seductive turn as the person asks their lover if they want to take them tonight, and if they want to make it right. They also ask if their lover wants to go to heaven tonight, implying that the physical intimacy between them would be heavenly.

The song continues to talk about how the person can heal their lover's emotional wounds and be their loving doctor of the night. The song expresses intense desire and passion and describes how the person needs their lover to complete them.

Line by Line Meaning

I hear your heartbeat, heartbeat, heartbeat Playing with my mind
The singer can hear the other person's heartbeat and it is affecting them mentally and emotionally.

Oh, I need you wrapped around me Just like I be on a veil
The singer wants the other person to be physically close to them like a veil, as if they are one entity.

But now I'm only lonely, lonely Holding on to you Oh, I need you back here with me yeah I think you want it too
The singer feels alone because the other person is not with them, but they believe that the other person also wants to be together.

Now I feed you with a new emotion Heal you when you cry I'll be your loving doctor of the night
The singer will provide the other person with a positive and healing experience, acting as a nurturing figure in their life.

Do you want to take me tonight Do you want to make me at night Do you want to, if you want to, take what you need
The singer is asking if the other person wants to be intimate with them and take what they want from the relationship.

Do you want to make it alright Do you want to heaven is tonight Oh baby, do you want to, if you want to, take what you need
The singer is still asking if the other person wants to be intimate with them and pointing out that it would make everything better, like heaven.

I hear your heartbeat, heartbeat, heartbeat Begging for more Oh, I need to hear that question Like a dancer needs the floor
The singer can hear the other person's desire for more, and they need the other person to ask if they want the same thing because it is so important to them, like a dancer needing the floor to dance on.

And now you're only, only, only Holding on to me Oh, now tell me that you're coming back One word is all I need
The other person is now holding on to the singer, and the singer needs to hear that the other person is coming back, even if it is just one word.

Now I feed you with a new emotion Heal you when you cry I'll be your loving doctor of the night
The singer is reminding the other person that they will provide them with love and support, acting as a doctor in their life.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Hansa Musik, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DIETER BOHLEN, MARY APPLEGATE, MARY SUSAN APPLEGATE

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